77.019 - Developing Internationally Comparable Data: Measuring Learning Outcomes for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

International Committee invited speakers’ panel discussion session.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for Education 2030 seek to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. In 2018, UNESCO emphasized assessment and monitoring of learning outcomes, and capacity building as the cornerstones of new education agenda (UNESCO, 2018). In this session, we will discuss how to democratize learning outcome data internationally.

Sub Unit

• Division D - Measurement and Research Methodologies / Division D - Measurement and Research Methodology

Cosponsor

• NCME

Chair

• Changhua S. Rich, ACT, Inc.

Participants

• Aaron Benavot, UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Unit

• Silvia Montoya

• Michael Ward, OECD

• Fatima Tuz Zahra, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant

• Stephen G. Sireci, University of Massachusetts - Amherst